What exactally is the difference between the words "thy" and "thine"?

Question

I know they both mean "your" but because the words "thy" and "thine" are different and were in use at the same time, there must be some subtle difference in meaning.

Answer 1

thy = your / thine = yours

thine |ðīn|
• possessive pronoun
archaic form of yours; the thing or things belonging to or associated with thee
: : his spirit will take courage from thine.
• possessive adjective
form of thy used before a vowel
: : inquire into thine own heart.
-- ORIGIN - Old English thīn, of Germanic origin; related to German dein, also to thou
-- USAGE - The use of thine is still found in certain religious groups and in some traditional British dialects, but elsewhere it is restricted to archaic contexts.

thy |ðī| (also thine before a vowel)
• possessive adjective
archaic or dialect form of your
: : honor thy father and thy mother.
-- ORIGIN - Middle English thi (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h), reduced from thin, from Old English thīn (see thine ).
-- USAGE - The use of thy is still found in certain religious groups and in some traditional British dialects, but elsewhere it is restricted to archaic contexts.

Answer 2

Thy Vs Thine

Answer 3

Thy = Your.
Thine = Yours.

Answer 4

thy=your
thine=yours

is some kinds of writing, you may see "thine" in place "thy", before a word that begins with a vowel. (esp in the KJV bible)

Answer 5

Thine is used when the following noun begins with a vowel.
"Thine afflictions will be but a small moment"
Thy is used when the noun begins with a sylable.
"Thy question is a very good one!"

Answer 6

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What exactally is the difference between the words "thy" and "thine"?
I know they both mean "your" but because the words "thy" and "thine" are different and were in use at the same time, there must be some subtle difference in meaning.

Answer 7

Like is defined in terms of more of a crush or affection/fondness. Love is the outworking of your truest feelings in your actions and behavior. If you really love someone, you strive to put their needs above your own. You might do that too if you like someone, but it's not a long term thing. Good luck! Hope this helped.

Answer 8

well my opinion... Thy sounds better then thine. but here is the actual answer.
Thy- is a familiar form of address of the second person singular which is usually used when talking to someone who is a family member or friend.

Thine- is used as a predicate adjective, or it can be used after a noun or even without a noun its the possessive form of the word Thou

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Answer 9

Thy = your
Thine = yours

Those are thy swine.
Those swine art thine.

Answer 10

thine means that which belongs to thee -- used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective thy; used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and still surviving in the speech of Friends especially among themselves. basically, they mean the same thing.

Answer 11

Like "my" and "mine" and "a" and "an", in Middle English "thy" used to become "thine" if it came before a vowel.

Thy nose. Thine eye.
My nose. Mine eye.
A nose. An eye.

Also, like my/mine, when used as a predicative adjective "thy" became "thine".

Thy house. That house is thine.
My house. That house is mine.

In Modern English, the a/an before consonant/vowel distinction is still alive and well, while my/mine is only distinguishes between whether it's a predicative adjective or not, and the pronoun "thee/thou/thy/thine" has fallen out of use altogether (unless you go to old-fashioned churches and read the KJV of the Bible).